Marcellus Shale and Natural Gas Well Development

Regulatory


Project Review Regulations and Project Fee Schedule

Forms and Applications (includes Approval by Rule procedures for 18 CFR 806.22(f))

Standard Docket Conditions for Gas Wells

Projects Scheduled for Action

Final Rulemaking: Natural Gas Well Development Projects
On December 4, the commissioners approved final rulemaking regarding the review of consumptive water use for natural gas well development. The final rulemaking goes into effect January 15, 2009.

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SRBC Resources

Natural Gas Well Development in the Susquehanna River Basin (SRBC Information Sheet)

September 30, 2008 SRBC Testimony Before PA House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee

Accommodating a New Straw in the Water: Extracting Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale in the Susquehanna River Basin (SRBC White Paper)

SRBC's Marcellus Shale and Gas Well Drilling Presentations*

Gas Well Drilling Update - Commission Meeting (9/11/08)



Marcellus Shale Occurence
in the Susquehanna River Basin

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Gas Well Approval by Rule (ABR) Locations
in the Susquehanna River Basin

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Related Press Releases

April 15, 2009
SRBC TAKES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST NATURAL GAS DRILLER


December 4, 2008
SRBC STREAMLINES REVIEW OF NATURAL GAS WELL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, PROTECTS WATER RESOURCES (EDITOR'S NOTE: The effective date of the regulations referenced in this press release was subsequently assigned as January 15, 2009.)

September 22, 2008
SRBC TO CONDUCT HEARINGS ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO STREAMLINE REVIEW OF NATURAL GAS WELL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, PROTECT WATER RESOURCES

August 15, 2008
SRBC TO REQUIRE ALL NATURAL GAS WELL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE SUSQUEHANNA BASIN TO OBTAIN PRIOR APPROVAL REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF WATER USED


June 6, 2008
SRBC NOTIFIES 23 COMPANIES THAT WATER USED FOR DEVELOPING NATURAL GAS WELLS IN SUSQUEHANNA BASIN NEEDS APPROVAL


Related Links

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
Article: Marcellus Shale - Appalachian Basin Natural Gas Play (Geology.com)
Water Resources and Natural Gas Production from Marcellus
Shale
Fact Sheet (USGS)

Impacts of Gas Drilling of Water Resources* (NY Water Resources Institute-PDF of Powerpoint)


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